Message from Dr. Laura McDougall Measles Update for All Healthcare Providers and Staff April 9, 2025 Dear staff, physicians and volunteers, More than 35 measles cases have been identified in all five zones of Alberta Health Services since February, with evidence of community spread in some parts of the province. Cases also continue to […]
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Registration is Now Open for the Annual Update Webinar! All registered members are invited to attend the COA’s Annual Update Webinar! The update aligns with our Annual Report, which is to be submitted by the College to the Government of Alberta in 2025. Details of the Annual Update are as follows: Where: Online via Zoom
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Calling all registrants in good standing! The deadline to apply for paid volunteer positions on the COA’s Council and committees is just around the corner! Applications are to be submitted by April 30, 2025 (note: there will be a possibility of extension). All registrants in good standing are encouraged to apply! Registrant participation on Council
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2025 Council Meeting Dates Council Meeting – COA Office: March 29, 2025 Council Meeting – Online: June 20, 2025 Council Meeting – In Person: Oct 19, 2025 Council Meeting Minutes: 2024 January 26, 2024 March 24, 2024 June 21, 2024 October 20, 2024 2023 January 28, 2023 March 31, 2023 June 25, 2023 October 29, 2023
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2023-26 Continuing Competence Program The COA’s 2023-26 Continuing Competence Program (CCP) has started. Registrants who have completed all of their learning goals for the 2020-23 cycle can now access the new ConEd portal and begin taking their assessments and building their learning plans for the new cycle. Registrants who haven’t yet fulfilled their learning goals
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Approved revisions to COA’s Standards of Practice Reflect Bill 10 Warning: the following contains sensitive material that may be triggering and/or offensive to some. Reader discretion is advised. The Government of Alberta’s Minister of Health has approved revisions to the COA’s Standards of Practice to align with the Health Professions (Protecting Women and Girls) Amendment
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Online Application Forms for all Categories of Opticians Now Live The COA has launched online application forms for provisional opticians, opticians transferring to Alberta from other provinces, and former opticians applying for reinstatement of registration. This online application process is fully integrated with the COA’s database and allows registrants to complete the application process and
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As part of our relaunch as the College of Opticians of Alberta (COA), we have implemented a new database platform to update the COA’s infrastructure, enhance security, and provide cloud-based support to registrants. The first phase of implementation will go live on June 1, 2022, and includes the following changes: New COA Registrant Portal for
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On January 1, 2022, the Alberta College and Association of Opticians (ACAO) became the College of Opticians of Alberta (COA) with the sole mandate to protect the Alberta public. Bill 46 introduced by the Government of Alberta in December 2020 requires all dual mandate health colleges and associations to separate. Opticians in Alberta will continue to
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